Economic Performance Indicators

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Economic Performance Indicators

POPULATION

Metropolitan Area	1990	1999	% Change
Charlottesville	131,373	153,000	16.8
Danville	108,728	109,200	0.004
Lynchburg	193,928	208,800	7.6
Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News	1,430,974	1,521,000	6.2
Northern Virginia	1,732,437	2,083,700	20.2
Richmond/Petersburg	865,640	965,200	11.5
Roanoke	224,592	231,400	0.03
Virginia	6,189,197	6,872,900	11

Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service

EMPLOYMENT

Metropolitan Area	Employment 1999	% Change 1990-99
Charlottesville	80,635	20.7
Danville	44,374	7.5
Lynchburg	97,244	11.8
Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News	674,561	15.1
Northern Virginia	1,063,688	26.5
Richmond/Petersburg	535,090	14.6
Roanoke	137,657	12.5
Virginia	3,313,502	17.4

Source: Virginia Employment Commission

PERSONAL INCOME

Metropolitan Area	Per Capita 1998	% Change since 1990	Income relative to state avg.
Charlottesville	$28,513	40	101%
Danville	$19,738	34	70%
Lynchburg	$22,268	32	79%
Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News	$23,771	31	84%
Northern Virginia	$38,509	38	136%
Richmond/Petersburg	$28,635	32	101%
Roanoke	$27,624	43	97%
Virginia	$28,343	38	100%

Source: Chmura Economics & Analytics

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